Contextualizing the Impostor “Syndrome”

The impostor “syndrome” refers to the notion that some individuals feel as if they ended up in esteemed roles and positions not because of their competencies, but because of some oversight or stroke of luck. Such individuals therefore feel like frauds or “impostors.” Despite the fact that impostor f...

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Main Authors: Sanne Feenstra, Christopher T. Begeny, Michelle K. Ryan, Floor A. Rink, Janka I. Stoker, Jennifer Jordan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.575024/full